Ebner et al. (2009) presented an integrated concept of online idea competitions for leveraging the potential of crowds in a real-world setting.
Mortara et al. (2013) Six interviews The success of idea competitions as an acquisition mechanism remains uncertain because their output is often lower compared to the required input.
In the period of March 2006 until December 2011 nine mainly German-based companies were analyzed for their co-creation and relationship management processes using different tools like innovation workshops or idea competitions.
In Silicon Valley, and around the world, there are unlimited opportunities from tech how-tos and networking events to idea competitions and mentorship programs.
Schweitzer et al. (2012) 218 ideas from an idea competition and 52 ideas from focus groups Idea competitions lead to more and better ideas at a lower cost while focus groups yield richer interactions with users.
The success of idea competitions as a mechanism for acquiring ideas is challenging because very few ideas are selected from a huge pool of ideas submitted on crowdsourcing platforms (Mortara et al. 2013).
